Chemical Engineering. BS

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University	College of Engineering Student Services
College of Engineering	785-532-5592
Chemical Engineering (BS)	engineering@k-state.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026	engg.ksu.edu/academics/undergraduate/
Program Description Chemical engineers contribute to society by providing an essential link between the basic chemical sciences and commercial application and production. Chemical engineering is a core engineering discipline, firmly rooted in the basic sciences. Consequently, chemical engineering graduates have a broad array of career choices available to them. Chemical engineers find employment in the chemical and allied industries including energy, petrochemicals, biotechnology, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, the environment, and microelectronics.
Admission Requirements Admissions - Applicants must first be admitted to Kansas State University either as an incoming freshman or a transfer student. To apply for admission to Kansas State University, complete an application online at and have official transcripts from all previous colleges sent directly to the Office of Admissions, Kansas State University, 119 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66505-0102, or faxed to 785-532-6393 or emailed via electronic transcript service to the Office of Admissions for review. For students transferring to K-State with fewer than 24 credit hours, please also send final high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores. Admission to the College of Engineering is selective. Declaration of the desired curriculum in the College of Engineering does not guarantee admission into the degree program selected. Visit the College of Engineering for current admission information.  Students not admitted to the College of Engineering can enter the university Exploratory Studies program or another available college/degree program. These students can still apply to enter the College of Engineering at a later date after they have completed one full-time semester at K-State as an internal transfer student. Grade requirements - In addition to the university standards and policies for grades, the College of Engineering has the following standards: Curricula grades - Visit the individual engineering department sections of the K-State Undergraduate Catalog for the grade requirements for their curriculum and degree. All courses applied to degree requirements require a letter grade except for 0-credit hour assembly courses.  DirectLink - an initiative between Kansas community colleges and Kansas State University to provide future transfer students with support as they prepare to make the transition to K-State. Visit DirectLink to register. Transferability of Courses - Many of the fundamental courses required for a degree in engineering may be obtained through pre-engineering programs at other four-year institutions or at community colleges. However, there are differences among the curricula; students electing this route should work closely with their pre-engineering advisors. Students should be aware that no more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college, at least 30 credit hours must be K-State credit hours, and 15 of the last 30 must be K-State credit hours. Only courses with a grade of A, B or C will be applicable toward engineering degree requirements.   The Cr and D grades are not acceptable for transfer into College of Engineering programs. Some K-State courses in the curriculum do not have an equivalent course at all other institutions.  Please visit the K-State Undergraduate Catalog for details and lists of courses. To learn more about academic credit for prior learning and advanced credit, please visit K-State Advanced Standing credit options. To determine which courses at a particular college or university will substitute for courses at K-State, visit Transfer Equivalency on the K-State website. Students transferring to KSU, that complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied KSU’s core general education curriculum.  Students who transfer to KSU, without completing the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree will have courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis toward meeting KSU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy KSU Core Requirements and KSU Transfer Equivalency Tool. Visit the KSU Core General Education Guide for JCCC equivalents.

Program Requirements

Chemical Engineering (CHE) (B.S.) 128 hours required for the K-State B.S. degree

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

K-State Core Requirements

Transfer List

JCCC			KSTATE
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
K-State Core
English (two courses)		6
Visit the K State Core English for JCCC equivalents.		6
Communications		3
Visit the K State Core Communications for JCCC equivalents.		3
Math and Statistics		5
MATH 241	Calculus I*	5	MATH 220	Analytic Geometry Calc I	4
Natural and Physical Sciences		5
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5	PHYS 213	Engineering Physics I	5
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select two courses in two subject areas)		6
Visit the K State Core Social and Behavioral Sciences for JCCC equivalents.		6
Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two subject areas)		6
Visit the K State Core Arts and Humanities for JCCC equivalents.		6
Free Electives: (Any 100 or 200 level courses may apply)		6
Visit the K State Core Free Elective Institutionally Designated Area for JCCC equivalents.		6

Program Requirements

Transfer List

JCCC			KSTATE
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
BIOL 230 & BIOL 231	Microbiology* and Microbiology Lab* **	3	BIOL 255	General Microbiology	4
CHEM 124 & CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lecture* and General Chemistry I Lab*	4	CHM 210	Chemistry I	4
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*	4	CHM 230	Chemistry II	4
CHEM 250	Biochemistry* **	4	BIOCH 521	General Biochemistry	3
Select one of the following:
CS 200	Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++* ***	4	CIS 200	Programming Fundamentals	4
CS 201	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using C#* ***	4	CIS 200	Programming Fundamentals	4
CS 202	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Python* ***	4	CIS 200	Programming Fundamentals	4
CS 205	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Java* ***	4	CIS 200	Programming Fundamentals	4
ENGR 121	Engineering Orientation	2	DEN 160 & DEN 161	Engineering Orientation and Engineering Problem Solving	2
ENGR 131	Engineering Graphics I:AutoCAD* ***	4	ME 212	Basic Engr Thermody	3
MATH 242	Calculus II*	5	MATH 221	Analytic Geometry Calc II	4
MATH 243	Calculus III*	5	MATH 222	Analytic Geometry Calc III	4
MATH 254	Differential Equations*	4	MATH 340	Elementary Differential Equatn	4
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II*	5	PHYS 214	Engineering Physics II	5

*

JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.  

**

Only 3 hours total (normally 1 course) for Chemistry/Biochemistry/Biology Elective

***

Only 3 hours total (normally 1 course) for Engineering Topics Elective

Last Approved Wed Jan 14 17:32:40 2026